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Installation Guide AVA-2902E/I PCI-to-Fast SCSI Host Adapters PCI SCSI Host Adapter with Internal or External Connector AVA-2902E/I Installation Guide Part Number: 511444-00, Rev. A Print Spec Number: 496495-00 Current Date: 3/26/97 ECN Date: 4/2/97...
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Install and mount the internal SCSI device inside your PC. (See the SCSI device documentation for instructions on how to install and terminate the device.) AVA-2902E/I Installation Guide Part Number: 511444-00, Rev. A Print Spec Number: 496495-00 Current Date: 3/26/97...
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For more infor- mation, see the device manufacturer’s instructions and see Installing Device Drivers on page 4. AVA-2902E/I Installation Guide Part Number: 511444-00, Rev. A Print Spec Number: 496495-00 Current Date: 3/26/97...
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Installing the AVA-2902E Step 1: Remove the cover from your PC, following the manufacturer’s instructions. Step 2: Find an empty PCI expansion slot in your PC. Unscrew the bracket screw and remove the expansion slot bracket that covers the card-slot opening.
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Installing Device Drivers ® DOS and Windows 3.x do not have embedded driver support for the AVA-2902E/I host adapter and your SCSI device. If your PC is running under DOS or Windows 3.1, you must load these drivers yourself. If Adaptec’s EZ-SCSI...
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Refer to the operating system docu- mentation for instructions on loading these driv- ers. If you have Adaptec EZ-SCSI software or the Adaptec 7800 Family Manager Set, you can load an updated version of the Windows NT driver by following the instructions in the software docu- mentation.
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Enabled. – If your PC has ISA or EISA boards in addition to the AVA-2902E/I adapter, you may need to mark the IRQs used by the ISA/EISA boards as Used so the system BIOS will not try to assign these IRQs to PCI boards.
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